Michigan Statutes § 168.389a Actual costs of election; payment; verified account; disapproval; failure to agree on actual costs

(1) A metropolitan district shall pay to each county, city, and township that conducts a regular election for the metropolitan district an amount determined in accordance with this section.

(2) If a metropolitan district's regular election is held in conjunction with another election conducted by a county, city, or township, the metropolitan district shall pay the county, city, or township 100% of the actual additional costs attributable to conducting the metropolitan district's regular election. If a metropolitan district's regular election is not held in conjunction with another election conducted by a county, city, or township, the metropolitan district shall pay the county, city, or township 100% of the actual costs of conducting the metropolitan district's regular election.

(3) The county, city, or township shall present to a metropolitan district a verified account of actual costs of conducting the metropolitan district's regular election not later than 84 days after the date of the election. The legislative body of the metropolitan district shall pay or disapprove all or a portion of the verified account within 84 days after the metropolitan district receives a verified account of actual costs under this subsection.

(4) If the legislative body of the metropolitan district disapproves all or a portion of a verified account of actual costs under subsection (3), the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall send a notice of disapproval along with the reasons for the disapproval to the county, city, or township. Upon request of a county, city, or township whose verified account or portion of a verified account was disapproved under this section, the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall review the disapproved costs with the county, city, or township.

(5) A legislative body of a metropolitan district, county, city, or township shall use the agreement made between the department of treasury and the secretary of state, as required by section 487, as a basis for preparing and evaluating verified accounts under this section. The secretary of state shall assist a legislative body of a metropolitan district, county, city, or township in preparing and evaluating a verified account under this section. If a county, city, or township and the legislative body of the metropolitan district cannot agree on the actual costs of an election as prescribed by this section, the secretary of state shall determine those actual costs.